Fat Brain Toys Post - Why Design Matters (in Toys)

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"Three years later, we have used the blocks as toy phones, people, cars, food, cymbals, teethers, building blocks, and rubble in working trucks. ... The mower has been integrated with blankets to become the foundation of a conveyor belt. It has also been tipped up to be a slide in a pretend playground. It is a versatile toy – used over the years for a variety of play and lessons. It is durable toy – used in ways the manufacturers probably couldn’t have imagined…or could they?" 

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https://www.fatbraintoys.com/play/2013/8/why_toy_design_matters_for_mom.cfm